Can the inability to contract the pelvic floor muscles influence the severity of urinary incontinence symptoms in females?

ConclusionsNo association was found between the inability to contract the PFMs and the severity of UI symptoms. Other studies should be developed to better understand why some women are incapable of performing a voluntary PFM contraction. Also, it would be relevant to compare women with PFM dysfunction who are not able to contract the PFMs with healthy women with the same PFM condition to analyze whether this muscle condition could be related to dysfunctions such as UI or pelvic organ prolapse.
Source: International Urogynecology Journal - Category: OBGYN Source Type: research